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The closer you get to real matter, rock air fire and wood, boy, the more spiritual the world is.
Jack KerouacAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist, Writer, Poet
- Nationality: american
- Born: March 12, 1922
- Died: October 21, 1969
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